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European fishing quotas display "breathtaking stupidity"

Last edited 19 December 2007 at 12:25pm
19 December, 2007

Commenting on today's announcement of the EU fishing quotas, which has flown in the face of science by allowing an increase in the amount of North Sea cod which can be caught, Greenpeace oceans campaigner Willie Mackenzie said:

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Greenpeace forces shut down of EU Council building

Last edited 17 December 2007 at 11:04am
17 December, 2007

Annual fish quota talks in disarray

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Cod discarded in the North Sea: Greenpeace response

Last edited 20 November 2007 at 11:36am
20 November, 2007

Responding to news that massive quantities of cod and other fish species in European waters are being discarded because of the fishing quota system, Greenpeace oceans campaigner Oliver Knowles said:

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Cod stocks begin to recover - Greenpeace response

Last edited 16 October 2007 at 6:12pm
16 October, 2007

Responding to new research from the International Council for the Exploration of the Seas (ICES) which suggests that North Sea cod stocks are beginning to recover, Oliver Knowles, oceans campaigner at Greenpeace said:

"It would a disaster for North Sea cod if the fishing industry took this news as an excuse to return to the devastating fishing levels we've seen in the past. In order to protect cod stocks for the long term, politicians need to act with the greatest possible caution on this new advice."

Knowles continued:

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Bering witness in a mini-sub

Posted by jossc — 13 August 2007 at 12:05pm - Comments

A Greenpeace research mini-sub in the Bering sea

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Last edited 1 January 1970 at 1:00am
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Jellyfish risotto, anyone?

Posted by jossc — 8 May 2007 at 10:57am - Comments

Follow the crew of the Arctic Sunrise on their campaign for Marine Reserves in our North Sea Tour blog

Marlin, swordfish, tuna, snapper, sea bass and cod. What have they all got in common, apart from the obvious? Well, they are all large predatory species which occupy the top spot (or close to it) in the food chain in their respective neigbourhoods. Or at least they used to. Last November, an international group of ecologists and economists, led by Boris Worm of Dalhousie University, published a study that made headlines around the world.

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Tall tales from the fishing fleet

Posted by Willie — 4 May 2007 at 3:00pm - Comments

Follow the crew of the Arctic Sunrise on their campaign for Marine Reserves in our North Sea Tour blog

Since we left Fetlar we have engaged with a lot of fishing vessels north of Shetland, mostly Scottish boats but also German and Norwegian. Where possible we have tried to communicate with them, particularly those involved in catching cod, either as a target species or as bycatch. And we have had some interesting conversations with them.

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